ISO 22000:2005 - some simple facts
This International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000:2005 Standard “Requirements for a Food Safety Management System” demonstrates an organization’s commitment to food safety, and provides a means to demonstrate that an organization is taking the necessary steps to control food safety hazards.
• The Standard Requires the implementation of Good manufacturing practices (GMP)
• HACCP principles must be incorporated
• A Management system based on ISO 9000 is required
• ISO 22000:2005 applies to all organizations, regardless of their size, that impact the food chain. This includes ingredient suppliers, equipment manufacturers, package suppliers, service providers, farmers, food processors, and catering and retailing organizations.
• It improved internal and external communication.
• Has the ability to show control of known food hazards.
• Requires continuous improvement of an organization's food safety management system.
• Enables an organization to align its food safety management system with other recognized management systems such as quality (ISO 9001) and environmental (ISO 14001).
• It can be implemented on its own
• It is an auditable standard and can be awarded third party certification
• It enjoys truly international recognition through its ISO origins, unlike the BRC programme which is UK aligned
• ISO 22000:2005 is the first in a family of standards that will include the following documents:
o ISO/TS 22004, Food safety management systems – Guidance on the application of ISO 22000:2005, which provides important guidance that can assist organizations including small and medium-sized enterprises around the world.
o ISO/TS 22003, Food safety management systems – Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems, will give harmonized guidance for the accreditation (approval) of ISO 22000 certification bodies and define the rules for auditing a food safety management system as conforming to the standard. It will be published in the first quarter of 2006.
o ISO 22005, Traceability in the feed and food chain – General principles and guidance for system design and development, will shortly be circulated as a Draft International Standard
